Business – Accounting Business Administration – Accounting
Available as a two- or three-year program
Accounting is more than filing taxes and bookkeeping. It’s about understanding a business from the ground up and guiding it through sound financial practice. Every business has a numbers story. Whether it’s in the fields of manufacturing, services, travel, art, health, fashion, real estate or sports — the options are endless. Create the career you want working part-time, full-time, in an office, remotely, locally, nationally or internationally.
- Credential
Two-year Ontario College Diploma
Three-year Ontario College Advanced Diploma
- Start Date
September and January entry
- Location
Belleville campus
Find your career
Accounting skills are in demand in virtually every field:
- You could work as a financial analyst, accountant, budget officer, account manager, financial planner, payroll officer or external auditor.
- There are opportunities in arts and entertainment, news media, marketing, manufacturing, education, health and wellness, service industries and sports organizations.
- Find the right fit — employers include large and small enterprises, the government, as well as not-for-profit agencies — or start your own business.
- With third-year studies in Canadian Public Sector Financial Management, advanced diploma graduates are uniquely positioned to take advantage of growing opportunities in the public and not-for-profit sectors.
- Start at Loyalist and put your career on track to become a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) with advanced standing towards a university degree. Visit cpaontario.ca
for more details. Visit ontransfer.ca for additional information on transferring your College diploma to universities in Ontario.
Our grads get great jobs
- Accountant, Quinte Conservation
- Accountant, Wilkinson & Company, LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants
- Accounting Manager – Closson Chase Vineyards Inc.
- Accounts Payable Associate, Stream Global Services
- Auditor, Canada Revenue Agency
- Financial Analyst, Corrections Canada
- Financial Analyst, Amer Sports Canada Inc.
- Junior Accountant, Welch LLP, Chartered Accountants
- Office Manager – CBI Health
- Personal Banking Officer, Bank of Nova Scotia
- Accountant, Habitat for Humanity, Prince Edward Hastings
- Accountant, The Children's Foundation
Is it for you?
People who thrive in accounting have an eye for detail while being able to see the big picture. This may be a good fit if you have skills in:
- Written and oral communication.
- Organization and attention to detail.
- Analysis and problem-solving.
- Time management.
- Systems analysis.
- Mathematical and deductive reasoning.
- Critical thinking.
- Active learning.
- Clerical knowledge.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Commitment to excellence.
Experiential learning
This program delivers concrete, marketable skills with a dual focus on financial and management accounting:
- Develop managerial skills in budgeting, product costing and price setting, eliminating financial waste and finding operating efficiencies.
- Access opportunities to gain certification in industry-leading software such as MS Excel, Sage 50 Accounting and QuickBooks.
- A third year of study provides advanced knowledge of financial and management accounting, corporate taxation and audit techniques.
- Collaborate and formulate strategy in simulated business competitions.
- Learn from case studies and guest speakers from the local business community.
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Put your skills to work in Loyalist’s Service-Learning Community Clinics in semesters 5 and 6. Hone your customer service skills while assisting local small businesses and not-for-profit agencies with their accounting, budget and payroll needs. In semester 6, the Clinic operates a Student Tax Clinic.
- A four-week field placement in third year provides valuable industry experience and networking, and the opportunity to graduate into a job.
Outstanding faculty make the difference
- Learn with enthusiastic Chartered Professional Accountants (CPAs) who take teaching beyond textbooks and into the real world.
- Faculty include MBAs and former CFOs with extensive business experience in manufacturing, retail, public and not-for-profit sectors, aviation, transportation, real estate development, corporate acquisitions, business analysis and internal audit.
- Professors have worked with high-profile accounting firms including KPMG, Wilkinson & Company and Price Waterhouse Coopers, along with experience in the corporate, public and charitable sectors.